There's something uncanny—almost enchanted—about the ivy-covered cottage at the end of Dragonfly Lane. Tucked beneath old trees and wrapped in quiet charm, the little house has a way of stirring the souls of those who step inside. Whether someone comes seeking redemption, running from a reckless past, or grieving a deep sorrow, the cottage seems to know exactly what they need… even when they don't.Standing watch over it all is Mr. O'Shaunessy, the quirky, well-dressed owner whose h...

In the small town of Charlotte, gossip travels faster than a pickup on a gravel road—and one scandal can cling to a family for generations. When a young girl's mother mysteriously disappears, Charlotte erupts with rumors. Her father, already known for running moonshine through the backwoods, suddenly steps into a shocking new role: the town's sheriff.Growing up under the weight of suspicion and secrets, the girl learns to survive by staying quiet and staying out of the way. And the ...

Hank and Emma were high school friends-- too shy, too afraid of rejection, they never crossed the line into anything more. And so they stayed "just friends" for forty years. But Hank never forgot the way he felt the first time he looked into Emma's eyes and saw her smile.When he appears on her doorstep decades later—older, hopeful, and carrying a quiet longing—Emma is stunned. Hank is finally asking for the chance they were both too timid to take all those years ago.What be...

Heart of Scars is a raw and tender collection of poems that explores the many shapes grief can take—quiet moments of loneliness, echoes of love lost, the sting of regret, and the impossible questions that linger long after goodbye.Through reflections on soulmates, heartbreak, and the choices that carve themselves into us, these poems trace the journey of a wounded spirit learning to breathe again. Some pages ache. Some reach for hope. And some rest in the steady, unchanging presenc...

With a nation on the verge of collapse, Stephen and Etta Pearl discover a love as fierce as it is fragile—born in chaos, held together by hope. When war tears them apart, Stephen pours his heart into letters, each one a desperate plea for his beloved to wait for him. Through distance, danger, and unthinkable trials, their devotion only deepens.Reunited at last, they marry amid the ruins of everything they once knew. But when death steals one of them too soon, their souls refuse to ...

Warning: This is not your regular love story. This is a collection of explicitly sinful acts. Confession, forbidden deeds, Raw, vivid.DON’T READ IN PUBLIC.Unless… you enjoy the risk of being caught.It isn’t just a book. It’s an experience that will make your body burn.Every story in this book is fast, wild, and full of heat. Bold women take what they want. Dominant men fight their urges. Every touch, every look, every whispered word will make you crave more....

Meet Eva Wingdale and all her owl friends from Treetopington in this storybook based on the hit animated show Eva the Owlet, now streaming on Apple TV+!Eva is so excited to enter the Treetop Treats contest with her best friend, Lucy. If they bake the tastiest treat in all of Treetopington, they'll win a golden apron! The apron is the perfect gift for their teacher, Ms. Featherbottom. But when perfect Sue announces she's going to enter the contest, too, Eva...

Private Investigator Lorna Potgieter is short, fiery, and gifted with a knack of knowing truth from lie.It's a helpful talent, in her grimy line of work—hunting down liars, cheaters, and predators preying on the vulnerable.Stepping into the bar that night, she thought she was just seeking her latest mark. But when she crosses paths with a centuries-old devil of seduction, she must rethink everything she was sure of, everything she had been taught, if she is to survive the c...

I escaped my abusive Alpha husband by striking him down, only to run straight into the predatory, obsessive embrace of his triplet brothers.My husband hates my body. But his brothers worships it. Debbie, married to Alpha Black, the powerful Alpha heir of the Dark-hearts Pack. But life with him isn’t what anyone expects.She is bullied, body-shamed, and abused — forced to run into the arms of her brothers-in-law. The triplets: Rain, wild and passionate. River, calm yet danger...

Warning: This is not your regular love story. This is a collection of explicitly sinful acts. Confession, forbidden deeds, Raw, vivid.DON’T READ IN PUBLIC.Unless… you enjoy the risk of being caught.It isn’t just a book. It’s an experience that will make your body burn.Every story in this book is fast, wild, and full of heat. Bold women take what they want. Dominant men fight their urges. Every touch, every look, every whispered word will make you crave more....

Poiesis Review #1-5 is a collected archive of poems that comprises the first five issues of the print journal from 2008-2012, with poems dating as far back as 1991. The journal contains 119 poems in 164 pages of writing by 73 of the best poets in the independent press, including those at the turn of the new millennium.Poiesis Review is one of the only literary journals in existence that features a blend of today’s up-and-coming promising rookies alongside the stap...

“Victim” was not a word in Joyce’s vocabulary, nor was her self-invented phrase “creep magnet”. What’s a creep magnet you ask? That would be Joyce. It translates, if there is a “creep” within a five mile radius, they would zero in on her each and every time. Somehow, someway her magnetism attracts them making her life complicated with their unsolicited advances. A mere twenty years old she fled in the middle of the night with her six month old baby girl, to escape her husband’s wrath. Runn...